A Boy and His Dog

When this film won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, the award went to the writer(s) and director(s) (in this case, L.Q. Jones), as had been done for years before. However, Harlan Ellison, author of the original story who at the time had already won six Hugos, put up such a fuss at being left out that the Hugo committee eventually decided to include him. Unfortunately, there were no iconic Hugo Award rocket statues left, so the committee just gave him an extra base. With the two Hugos he would win after this, Ellison would claim to have won eight-and-a-half Hugos, with this being the half.

Near the end of the film, when Vic is speaking with Blood outside the entrance to The Down Under, Vic refers to him as "Tiger", which was the dog's actual name.

According to the Blu-ray commentary, the prologue (mushroom clouds and explanatory text, the first minute and a half or so) was added for the 1982 rerelease to help explain the world of the film.

Featured in Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993)